tonight

won't be just any night.

have a good weekend!

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to be woven

on the loom.this is white on white, not very blogable,but i am aiming at a brocade-like texture.

the warp is being sized and drying, then debugging. hopefully weaving before the weekend.

that is if i can refrain from going out and enjoying these glorious autumn days.






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infinite goop

lacing at last. but right there i stopped and paid attention. yup, it's a singles linen and very thin,trouble ahead. 

the shirley held book, the one i refuse to part with, the same that is selling at amazon for €115.44 recommends a linseed  sizing.

luckily one can get linseed very easily here.

the recipe gives no quantities so i used one cup seeds and two cups of water; boiled softly for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.

the resulting goop was unbelievable! a very interesting texture though. there was no way that would filter so i put it through a panty hose and squeezed ...it takes a long while.

it's interesting to note how each culture uses what's at hand. japanese make their goop using seaweed, in europe linseed is more readily available while in africa certain yams are used to make the sizing.

next time i'll use the panty hose to hold the seeds while they cook to produce a seedless goop.

all in all it was a kind of funny adventure, but readers be warned : use a panty hose.

perhaps hairdressers could use it  instead of hairspray like the goop used in the 60's.

oh that great lesley gore flip

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